Hat



HAT

Filed April 18, 1940 Patented Jan. 13, 1942 HAT Sven Gustavo Svensson, Buenos Aires, Argentina Application April 18, 1940, Serial No. 330,400

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hats and a substantial object of the same is to provide hats with means which will allow of readily placing in position or removing the leather band of the same, either for cleaning, replacing or other purposes.

The improvement which forms the object of this invention may indiflerently be adopted in connection with hats of felt or other soft hats, as well as with hats of the stiff type, such as straw hats, helmets, caps and the like and its use will allow of keeping the leather band of hats in a perfectly sanitary condition.

The invention also views other objects which will appear from the following specification.

In order that the invention may be readily understood and carried into practice, a preferred embodiment of the same has been shown by way of example in the accompanying illustrative drawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows the improvement according to this invention, as applied to a hat of the soft type, illustrating the manner in which the leather band is placed in position and removed;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation and vertical cross section of one of the fastening devices used for securing the connection between the hat and its corresponding leather band.

Figure 3 is a detail in front elevation of the other fastening device used for maintaining the connection between the hat and the leather band, and

Figure 4 represents a longitudinal section in which the fitting of the several fastening devices between the hat and the corresponding leather band may be seen.

In all the said views, the same numbers of reference have been used to indicate like or corresponding parts.

In the embodiment shown, I indicates a felt hat of the usual soft type, and 2 is the corresponding band of leather, ribbon or similar material, for covering and protecting the entrance of the crown.

In accordance with the object of this invention, to the inside of the hat, a very thin carrier strip 3 of some suitable resilient or flexible material is secured, arranged to extend over the entire inner periphery of the crown; said strip 3 may conveniently be secured in position to the material of the hat by stitching, riveting or any other suitable or desired means.

With reference to Figures 1 and 2 it will be noted that the said strip 3 is formed, along one 4, provided, in turn, with longitudinal narrow extensions 5, of suitable length and Width; on the other hand, to said extensions 5, small thin plates or clips 6, of slightly curved shape, are attached by riveting their ends to said flaps by means of small rivets I, or other suitable fastenings. At a place near the bottom part of each of the extensions 5, a small pin or stud 8 is secured, slightly beveled as shown in detail in Figure 4, the purpose of which will be explained later on.

To the lower edge of the leather band 2, on the inner side of the same, is affixed, by suitable means, another or second very thin carrier strip 9, of resilient or flexible material, which extends over its entire length, being formed with a series of vertically offset latch elements including laterally extending tongue portions l0, parallel to of its edges, with a series of vertically offset ears said strip, the spacing and position of which corresponds with the spacing and position of the flaps 5 of the strip l the tongues ll], of suitable length and width, are provided, as shown by the details of Figures 1 and 3, with slots I l, the purpose of which will be seen later.

The strip 9 is preferably enclosed between the outer covering of the leather band 2 and the inner lining of the same, so that only the tongues ID will remain visible, being caused to protrude through suitable slots cut in said lining.

The method of afixing the leather band 2 to the hat I will be understood by observing the details of Figures 1 and 4. The tongues l0, integral with said leather band, are inserted through the spaces or loops formed between the ears 4 and the strips or clips 6 of the opposite element, whereby the stud 8 of the flap 5 will penetrate into the slot ll of the adjacent tongue I0, so as to form a retaining means, allowing, however, of a slight longitudinal displacement of the leather band with regard to the hat which will assist the same to adapt itself to the head of the wearer, While preventing at the same time the separation of said two elements. leather band, the method to be followed is shown in Figure 4; the tongue 10 is bent outwardly until the stud 8 slides out of the slot ll, after which the total detachment of the members of one element from those of the other is effected.

It will be evident that the strip or clip 6, as well as the stud 8, above referred to, instead of being formed by additional fittings, might be formedby cutting or stamping the ear 4 and the extension 5, respectively, so as to make said parts integral with said ear and extension.

Although in the embodiment shown and described, the strips 3 and 9 have been shown as In order to detach the.

being formed by continuous members, it will be evident that said strips may also extend over a part only of the hat and the leather band, and that said strips may even entirely be dispensed with, the members 4 and I0 being affixed, in that case, to the respective elements at suitable intervals and so as to correspond one with the other; this latter arrangement allows of reversing or altering the position of the engaging members, so that the leather band may be telescoped into the crown in an axial direction with regard thereto.

The order of arrangement of the connecting devices might also be reversed, if desired, in which case the elements 4 and it! would be applied to the leather band 2 and the hat I, respectively.

If desired, an internal lining might also be aflixed to the leather band, for the purpose of rendering the samewatertight and thus enhance its sanitary conditions.

From the foregoing description, the nature of this invention will have clearly beenunderstood and no further explanations will be required by those skilled in the art.

It will beevident that several modifications of arrangement and detail may be introduced without departing from the scope of the invention, to be defined by the claims annexed to this specification.

Having noW particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed, what is being claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A removable hat band construction for crowns of hats, comprising, a carrier strip of flexible material adapted to be secured to the inner periphery of the crown, a plurality of ears vertically oiiset from the strip, a horizontally disposed extension carried by each of said ears, a stud on each extension, clips of strip-like form arranged vertically on the said ears and having the opposite ends thereof secured to said ears to provide in effect keeper loops, a second carrier strip of flexible material secured to the hat band and provided with vertically offset right angular portions forming tongues, said tongues being provided with slots and adapted to slide beneath said clips whereby the slots receive the said studs when the said strips are in substantial registry and moved one relative to the other.

2. A removable hat band construction for hats, comprising, a pair of relatively narrow carrier strips adapted to be secured respectively to the hat band and the inner periphery of the hat crown, vertically offset portions on one of the strips having keeper loop forming means thereon and a locking stud at one side of the said loop forming means, and vertically offset portions on the other strip having horizontally disposed slotted tongues for entering said loop forming means and interlocking with said stud upon relative rotational. movement between the strips.

3. A removable hat band construction for hats, comprising, a pair of flexible carrier strips adapted to be respectively secured to the hat band and the inner periphery of the crown, vertically disposed keeper loop forming. means on one of the strips having locking means at one side thereof, and horizontally disposed slotted tongues offset from the other. strip and, adapted to enter or be withdrawn from said loop forming means upon relative rotational movement of the strips.

4. A removable hat band construction for crowns of hats, comprising, vertically disposed keeper loop forming means including locking studs adapted to be connected to the inner crown of the hat at spaced intervals, and flexible horizontally disposed slotted tongues attached at spaced intervals to the inner face of the. hat band, said slotted tongues cooperating with said loop forming means to connect and disconnect the hat band with the crown upon relative rotational movement of the band and crown.

SVEN GUSTAVO SVENSSON. 

